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The color of the sky
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She hated it when it rained.
The feel of it coating her fur, soaking her undercoat, and sloshing around on her body; the way it sprinkled in her eyes as it hit the ground, they way it made her head hurt, and her limbs ache; how it made the ground slippery and gooey and stink; and how it made the air stuffy and humid and dank; was despised by her. But she liked watching the rain, and how it cleaned her body and made everything fresh and new…
She loved shaking the water from her fur after the rain, if she was in it for some reason, and grooming her coat until it was sleek or thick and fluffy and soft and glistened healthily in the sunlight. (But there's no way I'll be a Vaporeon…) she thought casually.
The little Eevee sneezed and blinked tiredly as the rain fell around her and happily did its thing; but why was she out here in the first place, if she hated the rain? She'd ask herself often…but then she'd remember, glare at nothing in particular, and wait. (Will you hurry up and come back, Breeder Austin?!) The little Eevee sneezed again, (I think I'm getting sick…) she thought gravely.
The Eevee had been outside for almost two hours, now; waiting patiently for her breeder/ trainer to come get her, but now doubting he ever would. She wasn't sure but…she thought he was crying when he left her; but wasn't sure because of the rain. An image of him looking down on her before he'd left kept appearing in her mind before it flashed in front of her eyes, making her think she was delusional…and probably was.
She'd see Breeder Austin, soaked from the rain just as she was; and she'd smile when his warm hand would touch her and his thumb caressed her head; but now, when he'd appear before her, his touch was cold, and his thumb was merely rain running off her fur. He'd disappear with each flash of lightning and clash of thunder, making her irate and sob quietly as she shook his image away when it came back.
But by now, she'd cried herself dry; and stared absently into the rain. Silently letting the sudden resentment for Breeder Austin build up within her and burn softly in the pit of her stomach; resenting him because he's left her out here, resenting him because him because he'd done it without a second glance, and resenting him because he was such a…liar.
"We'll be the one of the best team's out there Eevee!"
His voice echoed in her ears….
"You'll be a sure win in Hearthome City! Just wait til we get there!"
"Don't tell your other siblings but…between you and me; you're one of my favorites!"
The Eevee bore her teeth into a snarl, (If I was such a favorite then why am I out here?) she stood up, leaving the only warm spot on Route 216 and padding away into the undergrowth, wishing she'd done it as soon as the breeder left and ignoring the burn and protest of her limbs as she did so…
(Maybe I can find my way back into town…) she thought, trying to be cheerful and growing tired of the feelings burning in her stomach. (Becoming Flareon's definitely out of the question…) she added nonchalantly, as she quickened her pace to steady trot.
But…as time went on…fatigue came upon her body. And she eventually collapsed, her cheerful mood damped and becoming mellow as she lie on her side. Tired both physically and emotionally…and welcoming the rain as it kissed her skin and pounded against the ground around her, before quieting and momentarily, melodically fading into the background as she drifted into the warm darkness of sleep…
The color of the sky: Gray